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US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General (BGEN) Richard F. Natonski, Commander, Task Force Tarawa, speaks to the USMC Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) at the Memorial Day ceremony paying tribute to the 23 USMC Marines of Task Force Tarawa who died during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) helmet, a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 rifle and boots, placed as a monument during a memorial ceremony to Sergeant (SGT) Padilla, who was killed in action, in Iraq on April 27, 2003, while in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles clear a house in Fallujah, Iraq, while conducting battle damage assessment (BDA) to assess damages caused by the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground-to-background: Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James S. Teeples; Captain (CPT) Thomas E. Elders; and Sergeant (SGT) Wright
Marines from 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, fire their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles at targets on a range set up on the rear deck aboard the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Honor Guard assigned Service Platoon, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Headquarters Group (HG), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, presents arms, during the rededication of the World War I (WWI) era British Cemetery, located in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A high-angle view showing US Navy (USN) Sailors engage in a live fire weapons qualification using 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, on the flight deck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting routine operations
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Berrella, from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, carefully places a helmet on top of a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, during a memorial ceremony for Sergeant (SGT) Padilla, who was killed in action, in Iraq on April 27, 2003, while in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Sailors conduct live fire weapons qualification training using 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, on the flight deck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting routine operations
US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Vincent Heller (right), Platoon Sergeant, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (3/23), stands guard armed with a 5.56mm M4 carbine, following a shots fired incident near Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Onboard the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and helmets are displayed during the Memorial Day ceremony in tribute to the 23 USMC Marines of Task Force Tarawa who died during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Uss Kearsarge (LHD 3)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bryan J. Nealy, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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